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newsletter

March 15> 19^0

A BUILDING IS NEEDED:

We began holding services again the Sunday ni^t af

ter we got back and had 40 to attend. We had 60 at

the next service, which' was Christmas, and 37 lor Sun-

day School last Lord's Day and 50 on Sunday night. ^

Our building just doesn't hold them all and we don't
have chairs nor benches for thon. I don't know what
comes next. We think now that we will build j\ist an

open shed vri.th a tin roof until we can do somethinjg

else. V/e can get the poles for the framework for just
the work it will take to cut and bring them in, and
maybe we can buy the tin sheet -y sheet.
YOUTH WORK
, .
.
We had anotherJiaptiaa-yesterday (written .anuary

18). We all pdt ' Pft

and hiked two

miles out to one of the canals for the service.

About ten young people went and one of the families

that lives near there met us,- and we had the service
there. After that we hurried back to town for the

youth meeting. It was the first meeting of the Youi^

People's Society and there were about 20 young people
present. They elected officers.
The other night we had four young people to dedi

cate their lives tc fu_ll-tim9 Christian service. Two

of them will probably enter Bible Ccllege this fall,
and the others when they finish Grannuer School.

MEDICAL WORK

.la has a couple of deliveries to take care of

iring January (written December^31> 1959 and then

plans to leave for Mexico City for one, two, or
I don't

kndW how we will get along vd.th6ut her, but we will

manage.

We are all well and give thanks to God that we are

rarely sick, even with colds.

NEJ

We began services at the town of 13 de Marzo again

and had ffl-at^^e first sei^ce. We plan to have se]>ay aitemoon* We still don't
vices tC^^e^iyS^^S^^St^hioon*
have a native worker.

We did talk to one who is still

in Bible College, and he has promised to come down and

help us as soon as school is out.

Saturday (written January 18) we went to a town not

bo far from here with the thou^t of looking it over

r starting a work there. To get there you have to

Tavei over a gravel iroa^ vrtiichThas a ot of TOCk

iome of them the size of one's-fist. As we were coming

'back in the night one of the-front wheels flipped
rock into the gas tank and cut a gash in it about two

inches'l^ng.as you can suppo'seT^he gaS' gushed out.

V7e could smell it so we stopped and stuffed a rag in
the hole and finally made it back home. Yesterday
the Travelall stayed in the patio, and vie all walkej
lurch,
SEASONS ICLXED

We have been canning tomatoes and juice. Tomato

harvest will soon be over. It seems odd to be ^rkir^^

The other day I saw straw-

beridSsin the market.

"lOS AZTECAS"

We can start services there now, but they want to

have them on Sunday, and we are tied-up here in town

on Sunday, ('^The Aztecs" is a new homesteading com

munity about 30 miles out from Mante, and the ELletts
Vi -T-' n '>0-acr<3 cr^^nt of land there.)

Contributions to El Mante Christian Mssion since the

last newsletter, published October 25, 1959,

CHURCHES AND (feOUPS

Northwest Christian Church, McKinn^, Texas

Fairview Sunday School, Wakita, Oklahoma
Fishing Fishers Class, Canadian, Texas
Nashville Christian Church, Nashville, Ind.

(4)
(3)
(3)
(2)

Napa Christian Church, Napa, California

Christian Church Missionaiy Group, Nashville, Ind,(3)
Pinehurst Christian Church, R, 4> Marietta, Ohio (3)
First Christian Church, Iforgantown, Indiana
First Christian Church, I4ountain City, Tennessee

Eminence Christian Church Mission Account, Eminence, Ind.

Parkview Christian Church Missionary Fund, Indianapolis
Samaria Sunday School, Samaria, Indiana

(^) Number of contributions since October 25, 1959

INDIVIDUALS

I'h*, Si Mrs^ Frank L, Vlatz, Indianapolis, Ind,

Mr. & Mrs. Ora M, Davis, Indianapolis, Ind,
(3)
Mr., & Mrs. E. E. Vachon, Smithvillc, Texas
Mrs. Laura Wilkins, Smithville, Te?!iis
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E, Creamer, Indianapolis, Ind. (4)
Janice Porter, Morgantown, Indiana
(3)
Earle Veale, Morgantown, India^
(3)
Augusta Meyer, Morgantown, Indiana
Betty Westerfield, Morgantown, Indiana (3)
Deloris Taulman, Morgantown, Indiana
(3)
Margaret Veale, Iforgantown, Indiana
(3)
Ihrs. 0, C, Worley, Portales, New Mexico
Mr. L. B. VanAntwerp, Portales, New Mexico

Mrs. W. H. Catt, Portales, New Mexico

Annie Mueller, Morgantown, Indiana

(2)

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Throckmorton, R, 5^ Martinsville, Ind

14iss Helen L, Hinton, R, 4^ Marietta, Ohio
(2)
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M. Davis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Dolores Miller, Indianapolis, Ind,
Loyde and Ila Gregory, Vici, Oklahoma
Maurice David, Itorgantown, Indiana

Balance on hand, March 10, I960

^13.36

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

The present mailing address for Ora M. Davis, for

warding agent for El Mante Christian Mission, is
2639 f'oltz Street, Indianapolis 41, Indiana.

Any funds you desire to send to him for the mission

should be sent to this address.

ADDRESS OF MISSIONARIES ON THE FILED

Fersonal correspondence for the Ellott family

should be sent directly to them at Apdo. I6I,
Cd. Mante, Tamps., Mexico.
NEEDS ..

Jkfst of all, your prayers for the faithful minis"try of the V/ord of ^^od by the missionaries.
Prayer for the vjinning of souls.
Living support for the Ellett family.
Money for.a pay.i.ient of ^105.00 a moiith on the
Trav^^ail.^
_ .
.
. .
F'.Lnds to provide a building in ^ich the congre

gation can meet. Money for this should be so ..

designated.

u.s.WposTe 3

El Mante ClVistiaivliJ-ssior^
Apdo. 161
Cd. I4ante, Tamps.,
Mexico

WAR 1 5

Mission Servicas
Box 968

Joliat, Illinois

CI /A a t fe
Christ ran
NSMSLETTEa

June 10, i960

Missionaries:
Damon and Dr. Leonila Ellett

Pv/dg Agent:
Ora M, Davis

Apdo. 161
Gd, I-Iante, Tamps ^

2639 Foltz St,

Indianapolis Al, Ind.

Mexico

SUl-Ii-lER WCRmS

A veiy great
months will be
vAic are coming
These are i'liss
CTaduated this

help to the mission for the summer

three young people from Bib^.e Colleges
to Mante to \x.'rK '^rlth the Ellotts,
Deana 'lorne from Crane, Te:a.s, who
year from Dallas Christian CoiLlege

{she may stay longer than the s^Jimer) and Miss Alta
Tanner, .. student at Couthern Chih. oian College,
The two 'iris are supposed x-o arr' 'e at tfante about
June 20, and will hejp in Vq.cp^'
Bible Schools in
the ..carby villages and possi.
second school this
year in Innte, The third youiio j.orson is Bro, Mariano
Farias, a Mexican preacher who has studied at Colegio
Biblico and then a year at Dallas Christian College,
His home is in the tc^m of Hamos-Arizpe vrhich is ten
miles east of Saltillo on the-. ro'4d to Monterrey, It
is the hope of. the missioitcvi'ies tnao with his help
the work in "the Aztecs" can be gotten xmderway,
A diligent effort is being made to find a house or
rooms for the tvro girls luid a plsce for Mariano to
live. The Elletts home is too smArl to provide this
lodging. However, thc-y will be eating their meals
with the Elletts, and eytra funds ere desperately
needed to supply this food.
*

Remember Damon and Leonila In prayer.

V. B, S.

Last woek (dated May 29) we had a week of

B. S.,
but v/b had it here in tovm. (Originally it was plan
ned for '=the Aztecs")# Since the public schools are
crowded and since the girls go in the morning and the

'boys in the afternoon we held two classes a dayfor

the boys in the morning and for the girls in the after
noon. It worked out wonderfully well. Oi course, we

only had to prepare one lesson for each day and vdth
our liirdted facilities we weren't over-crov/ded. We
had a total enrollment of 105 and the last day we had

about 95 in attendance. Harold Gibbs (missionary in

Saltillo) and a graduate of Colegio Biblico, Rebeca

Saucedo, were here tc help us. Leonila didn't get to

help this year as Sandra decided to have measles all
week.
*

THE TRAVELALL

It was necessary for the Elletts to ccme to the

border of the United States to have the papers rertfawAd for the Trovelall on J\me 8. and on this trip

some needed repairs to the car were made* Part of

the expense was covered by the guarantee but the
Elletts had to pay ^l6.00 of this bill. They retume
to Mante on the 9th.

The final tl.r .e payments on the Travelall (&L05 each)

have been assumed by Damon's mother, Mrs, Pearl Ellett

of Franklin, Indiana, This will lightoi the finaneial

load on the mission fiinds at the present time, and the

money can be returned to her in analler monthly pay

ments.

/^ p
i
(Written April 25) "We are two months behind on our
-rent^^SO." (Three months now). We are two months
behind on our washer payments$20. Our li^t bill
is overdue,"

(Written May 18) "We are expecting Harold Gibbs here

.

Sunday for the VBS next week and I don't know what we

will Ogive him to eat, nor the e^cnses of the VBS, I

guess we could sell one of the cameras. They aren't

worth much, but we have to eat,"

Contributions to EL Mante Christian Mission since the

last newsletter was published.

4

CHURCHES AND GROUPS

Northwest Christian Church, McICinney, T^s (3)

Pinehurst Christian Chvurch, R. k. Marietta, 0. (4)
Senior Glass, Christian Church, Booker, Texas
Itission Study Group. Jennings Chviroh of Christ
Jennings, Mo,

Fishing Fishers Class, Canadian, Texas

(2)

Missionary Group, Christian Chiu'ch, Nashville, Ind.(2)

Fairview Sunday School, V/akita, 0?<l<?boiiia
(2)
Napa Christian Church, Napa, Califoniia
Fairfax Christian Church, lnvia;iapolis, Ind.

Jr. Youth, E. I6th Street Christian Church, Indianapolis

Christian Church, Spcars-^nll

Indiana

Friendship Class, First Chrirtis:: Church,

liourilain Ciby, Tennessee
Samp.ria Christian Church, Trafrlgar, Indiana

Mars Hill Church of Christ, Indianapolis, Indiana

irJDIVITUAlS

Miss Helen L. Hinton, R, 4, i^^riett ., Ohio

(3)

Mr. & Mrs, E. E. Vachon, Sniithvii:. , Texas

Mrs, Laura WHkins, Sirithville,
s

Mr. & Mrs. S. E. Crearuei, Ind:'

lis. Ind,
lis,
Ind, (3)

, Ind, (2)
d.

Janice Porter, Indianapc3-ls, Ind.

Annie Mueller, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ind,
Ind.

Mrs, Addle C, Davis,

(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

Ind,

]t S'. Mrs, Frank L, Wats, IndLanapoIis, Ind,

(2)

Mr, Maurice David, R, 2, Morgantown, Ind,

Figure in the parenthesis indicates number of con>

tributions since last newsletter, March 5
*

Total receipts.

For March ^126,94

For April - 162,25

For Miay $277oS

f
"Last fall when we were in Dallas we stayed irj the

College secretary's apartment. In the course of our

visit she asked us of our needs and we remarked that

it would be nice to have a power driven chain saw to

help in the clearing of the land. She says, "I have

a brother-in-law who might fix you up." So, about
three weeks kgo the Gibbs wrote that a basketball team
had come down from Dallas Christian to play the team
there at Colegio Biblico and someone had brought a
chain sqw for us. We still don't know '.rfiom to thank,
but we feel that the secretary is mostly responsible
since she works at Sears on Satxirdays end the saw is a
Scars saw. It is brand new and is the ii200 model.
You don't know how ovorjcyod we are about it."

Slides of the mission may be obtained by writing to

Mr, and Mrs. Prank Watz, 331 M. Lynhurst Dr., Indiana

polis Al> Indiana,
are field representatives for
the mission.

EL Mante Christian

Ora M. Davis, Fwd

2639 Foltz Street
Indianapolis /fl.

Mission Services
Box 963

Joliet, Illinois

GCT

EL MANTE CHRISTIAN MISSION

Apdo. 161
Cd. Mante Tamps, Mexico
missionaries;

Damon and Dr. Leonila S. Ellett

FORWARDING AGENT:

Ora Davis
2639 Foltz Street

Indianapolis 41, Indiana

The fields are white unto harvest.

Dear Christian Friends:

Would you invest $5.00 a month in the preaching of the Gospel in Mexico?
The church in El Mante, Mexico, is desperately in need of a native minister.

A preacher is now available, but the church is so small that it cannot pay his
salary. He will need $60.00 a month pledged support and we must call on our
Christian brethren to help. WE NEED THAT HELP NOW!

We have $200.00 pledged toward a church building, as the congregation has

outgrown the present building. Another $300.00 is needed if a building is to be

constructed and this is necessary if the church is to grow in attendance and in
conversions. This building must be constructed immediately.

Shall we missionaries continue to limit ourselves on our daily bread so that

these needs may be met, and then, only some day in the far future? Or, won't
you help us now so that the mission work may be extended.
Contributions may be sent directly to us by personal check or to our for
warding agent.

Hopefully and prayerfully yours.

The Elletts